Ok, so Ava's now 14 months (today!) and I'm just getting around to a birthday post. Oops!
On her actual birthday, December 26th, we had a family party at our house. Just some dinner and ice cream cake...and a stomach bug for me! I wasn't feeling myself all day but it didn't fully hit me til all our family was already here. So please excuse how I look and focus on my pretty pretty princess!
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| again, we're terrible with family photos! |
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| Ice Cream Cake! |
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| Ava's Smash Cake |
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| Maxx getting in on the cake smash action |
Then we had her big first birthday party a few weekends later. We rented a local fire house's banquet hall and, although it was a lot of work, it turned out excellent! I had some little elves help with the setup the night before which was the best and I thank them so much!
A few shots of the setup...
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| play area for the kiddies |
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| centerpieces |
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| dessert table |
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| yummy and gorgeous cake! |
Unfortunately, Ava wasn't feeling so hot so she was like this most of the time...
But she did rally after a little nap and some food and she played with her friends!
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| playing in the bounce house |
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| Ava's BFF beautiful Brielle |
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| crazy cousins hamming it up in the photo booth |
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| cousins coloring |
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| Ava loves Aunt Sarah |
There were a ton of people there. We are so lucky to have such amazing friends and family that they all came to celebrate our little cupcake's first birthday! I say I'd do it all again next year but Little Gym or one of those places where you just show up with a dozen cupcakes and they do the rest is definitely calling my name!
